Everyday mathematics of university students

Bonne, Marc; Webber, Sheila; Clough, Paul

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Title

Everyday mathematics of university students

Author(s)

• Bonne, Marc
• Webber, Sheila
• Clough, Paul

Issue Date

2018

Keyword(s)

• everyday mathematics
• university students
• game-based learning
• real world application
• mathematics education
• STEM

Abstract

In this poster abstract we highlight the preliminary results of an exploratory study investigating the ways in which university students use mathematics in their everyday lives. The study is part of wider research investigating the impact of mathematics computer games on mathematics anxiety in university students. A survey was distributed to 125 students across the University of Sheffield asking participants about the most common activities they take part in that involves mathematics, as well as any mathematics concepts involved. Responses predominantly came from undergraduates (49.6%). The most common activities included counting, measuring, and predicting. Future work would require the inclusion of students across different universities to increase the generalisability of the results

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2018 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

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Copyright 2018 is held by Marc Bonne, Sheila Webber, Paul Clough. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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